warring states careerist

Chapter 337 Breaking the city with surgery without blood ([-])

The capital of Teng Kingdom.

When the people of Teng saw the retreat of the Yue people, they spontaneously captured or killed those Yue people who remained in the city.

Shi first sent people to seal up the treasury, sealed off the palace, and summoned the small officials who had been working with the Yue people.

For these small officials, it doesn't look different whether the Yue people come or the Yue people leave.

Since the Yue people were driven away and entered Tengcheng from the outside, there is a lot to say about where the troops are stationed.

"Zuo Zhuan Cheng Gong 13 Years" records a classic coup d'état in the state of Zheng. The so-called: On the night of Dingmao in June, the class of Zheng Gongzi begged to enter the palace, but he couldn't, and killed Ziyin and Ziyu.Rebelling against the army in the city, Jisi, allied with the Sishuai people in the Grand Palace, and then burned them all, killing Ziru, Zilong, Sun Shu, and Sun Zhi.

Gongziban wanted to enter the ancestral temple, but failed, so he stationed his soldiers in the market.After the political opponents in the ancestral temple swore an oath, they killed the young master class.

At this time, if a small country wants a coup, most of the people stationed in the market need the support of the people in the capital city, and the support of the people is the source of legitimacy for the coup to come to power.

Directly entering the ancestral temple is the source of legitimacy for gaining power by following the etiquette of the ancestors and clans of the Zhou Dynasty.

Not only Zheng Guo is like this, many coups in Song State also revolved around the competition between "Market" and "Grand Palace".

Because, Shi did not choose to station the army directly near the ancestral temple of Teng State that had been burned by the Yue people, but chose to station it near the market in Teng City.

At this time, the news of Meng Sheng's commanding army's victory over the fugitive Yue people has not yet come, but it is well-thought-out, not to mention the volunteers who have been training hard for several years, even an ordinary army, it is necessary to surround a group of fleeing routs. victory battle.

Now below Tengcheng, it is convenient to send an order that the civilians accompanying the army will temporarily station outside the city, and the remaining elite will enter the city.

Ji Te and Teng Shuyu followed behind Shi, and Shi Li made way for Ji Te to be in front, but Ji Te didn't dare and just stood behind Shi.

There are no four horses in the army, let alone chariots, so they can only enter the city on foot.

Ji Te witnessed the swiftness of the Mo family's siege of the city, and also witnessed the explosion under the city gate. Even if she had some thoughts in her mind, they all disappeared with the loud noise.

Seeing the whole team of volunteers slowly entering the city from the city gate, the members of the Mohist Propaganda Department who followed on both sides of the team began to loudly publicize the Mohist policies.

Originally, the reputation of the Mohist family was good. Tengdi is too close to Peixian County, and there are many peasants who fled Tengdi in the volunteer army. Although the people of Tengdi are not considered to be smugglers, they are not afraid of this clean-up army. .

Members of the Propaganda Department shouted along the street: "The law of the Mohists, the murderer dies, the wounder is punished, and the robbery and adulterer are all punished..."

A simple sentence, for this time, is the sound of nature.When the people saw that the soldiers marched near the market, they camped in the open air, and Qiu did not commit any crime, and they were even more appreciative in their hearts.

All the food and firewood needed were transported from outside the city to the city by the civilians who accompanied the army, and nothing was taken from the city.

Another four companies were dispatched, which were divided into ten teams. It was normal on the street, just like the Mo family defended the city. Some criminals were arrested directly.

This is an army that has never been seen before. In a short period of time, Tengcheng, which was just captured, stabilized, and people's hearts were peaceful. Many people gathered near the market to watch this team.

Shi also asked people to bring some wheat cakes as military rations and distributed them to the children who came here to watch the fun, which looked like a good relationship between the army and the people.

Although it is impossible to look like a people's army like helping people carry water and chop firewood like later generations, it is rare in the world at this time to be able to do nothing wrong.

Soon, the rider sent by Meng Sheng came to the market in a hurry, and reported Meng Sheng's victory to Xiang Shi, with his head held high and his chest proud.

Ji Te and Teng Shuyu on the side congratulated repeatedly, and were even more surprised.

Thousands of 400 people were all wiped out by Meng Sheng's men, what's more frightening is that no one on Meng Sheng's side was killed and only a few people were injured. If such a result of the battle was not done by the Mohists, I'm afraid people in the world would not believe it.

Teng Shuyu thought to himself, the Mo family had two battles in Shangqiu and Niulan, and now the battle in Tengdi will soon spread throughout the world.

Originally, I thought that the Mohist family would need their own internal response to break the city, but now it seems that the Mohist family can break the city without their own internal response.

The feats I imagined after the restoration of the country are so ridiculous now.

But Ji Te thought, this tiger-like Yueren was vulnerable to a single blow. At first, he was worried that the Yueren would raise an army to take revenge, but now it seemed that the Mo family could really hold Tengcheng.

Although this Marquis Teng himself is just a puppet, he is better than farming and assisting farming after all. While he is happy in his heart, he is also very clear about his position and status.

The volunteer teacher of the Mohist school is so brave, I, Marquis Teng, need to wake up and don't do anything stupid.If this Teng Di's surname is Ji or Mo, if he doesn't know, it will be very bad.

Seeing the congratulations of the two people, he was also satisfied in his heart, and asked the rider to return to Meng Sheng immediately and send a message.

Let's say it's getting late today, let Meng Sheng march to the place outside the city where the civilian husbands are stationed, and tie up those Yue captives. When entering the city tomorrow morning, the army must be in order.

The rider led away, and Shi asked someone to prepare some food, took out some spirits that were originally intended to treat the wounded, mixed them with water, distributed some in the army, placed them in the open space outside the camp, and lit the bonfire , as long as the people of Teng people are brave enough, they can have a party and drink.

And let the people from the Propaganda Department either sing or dance.

The bonfire was raging at night, and many brave Teng people drank and ate here, chatted and laughed, and communicated with them more, and asked everyone to go back and tell the neighbors that they would gather here at noon tomorrow.

After the carnival at night, the reputation of the righteous teacher and the Mo family spread throughout Tengcheng overnight.

In the past, it was just a rumor, never seen in person.

Seeing such an army in person today, it can be said that it is not as famous as meeting them, and some Teng people who fled to join the volunteer army came forward to talk, and everyone felt more at ease.

At night, there were people patrolling everywhere to maintain law and order and prevent fires. Tengcheng, which had just experienced the war, was calm overnight.

In the early morning of the next day, Meng Sheng led the captives into the city slowly, playing military drums and whistles. There were already people from Teng who boldly followed behind the team, or cheered on both sides.

All volunteer teachers also held their heads high and held their chests high, feeling that they had done a great thing that benefited the world and won the approval of the people, which is an unprecedented pride.

After entering the city, many people in Tengdi also flocked to the market, and volunteers came forward to maintain order and separate the people.

In the market, a small earth bag was piled up overnight, and Ji Te, Shi and others stood on the earth bag.

Ji Te, who has a lot of Teng people, knows that he is the queen of Kao Gong, but the Teng country has been destroyed and the ancestral temple has been destroyed, so the post-gong family does not have much appeal.

However, Kit was still on the dirt hill and gave a speech according to what Shi had taught him before.

It is nothing more than that I recognize the morality of the Mohist school, and Yue Jun is a warlike king and an unrighteous king. I have seen the people of Peixian benefit with my own eyes.

Since he was the king of the imperial court, he had the obligation to benefit the people of Teng, this is the meaning of the existence of blood, so he asked the Mo family to come forward to crusade against the unrighteous country for the people of Teng.

Afterwards, he announced himself as Marquis of Teng on the soil bag, and the people naturally cheered, but some people felt a little wrong: the successor Marquis of Teng didn't even go to the ancestral temple, but just got the approval of the people and it was over. up.

But even though he felt it was wrong, he didn't think too much about it. He also felt that since Ji Te wanted to follow the Mohism's morality and benefit the people, he should succeed her.

According to the rules of the world at this time, the Mo family did not directly call out such words as choosing the emperor and the princes, so in the hearts of the people, only the public clan is eligible for the right to inherit.

The people of the country can expel the unrighteous monarch, but generally they will elect the rest of the family to succeed, and the people of the country are not qualified to get involved in the big position.

According to the rules at this time, Kit's succession can be considered reasonable and legal.

There are many sons who borrow troops to restore the country.

After Ji Te announced that he was succeeding Marquis Teng on the small soil bag, he immediately read out his first decree after becoming Marquis Teng.

"Employment of the Mohist is the prime minister. The size of the state affairs is determined by the fitness."

After the first order was issued, there was even more cheers from below. The people's trust in the Mo family was far higher than that of princes and nobles. After all, this place is too close to Pei County.

Shi also didn't refuse, but said: "The Mohists want to save the world and benefit the world, and they never die. As a politician, they want to benefit the world. This is not something that can be declined."

This has already been directed. Since he wants to preside over a series of reforms in Tengdi, and is also responsible for repairing the city wall defense of Tengdi, building forts on some main roads, preparing decrees, etc., it is most suitable for him to be the prime minister. candidates.

The big is the country, the small is the state, and the princes of hundreds of miles are the prime ministers.

Just like Gongzaoye in Pengcheng, he was just a name. In fact, it was the central government of the Mohist family who was in power, but just like Ji Te, he needed a puppet.

It is still early for a series of changes now, and a series of ceremonies need to be completed, but I am still very happy in my heart.

Because the situation in Tengdi is really good, and the resistance to change is even smaller than that in Peixian County.

First of all, 15 years ago, the Yue people broke Teng, the Marquis of Teng was killed, and many nobles fled.

The land of these fugitive nobles naturally fell into the hands of the Yue people, either as public land, or directly transferred to the nobles of the Yue people.

The rest of the little nobles who stayed in Teng land were massacred by the Yue people under the conspiracy of Teng Shuyu before, and there were not many left, and these lands were also vacated.

Furthermore, under the backward political system of the Yue people, the public land system was regarded as the basis for the Yue people to maintain their rule, and they did not have enough officials to carry out reforms.

Fengtian is different from Lutian. For example, the nobles of the Yue people are enfeoffed in Tengdi, and the whole Tengdi is his fief, which can govern the politics of Tengdi, but also maintain the normal operation of Tengdi.

Lutian is his salary. A piece of land is divided, and all the farmers on it are under the control of the prey. They do not go to the public treasury and become his private property directly. This is Lutian.

Nowadays, whether it is public land, lutian, old aristocrats, etc., all have been swept away, and there is almost no resistance to reform.

(End of this chapter)